Our apartment is just above a little clothing store called “So So Hot.” The store is only open for a couple of hours, on some days. . . so it’s pretty much just us. And it’s just the perfect space. We were impressed with our packing skills and how what we brought fit just perfectly in the apartment.
We have a large living area, a good sized kitchen, a HUGE bathroom (which I LOVE), and two bedrooms – the second room is pretty small so we just use that for storage. We have a lot of camping and outdoor gear as well as the freezer chest (for all the fish Jason is planning on catching) and mounds of food we bought from Costco in Oregon.
It was so great to have Jason’s grandparents and his cousin Kurtis here to help move in. The three guys did most of the back and forth (up and down the stairs) between the UHaul and the apartment while Grandma and I put things away and organized. We had the UHaul empty and the house just about put together in just about 5 hours! And that first night as we were all relaxing on the couch, a bald eagle almost flew right into our living room window! It was amazing. Since then, we’ve seen bald eagles pretty frequently. . . Along with seals (which I’ve named all Salty), seagulls (which I’ve named all Tina) and fish (they don’t have a name yet) jumping out of the water. We also have many fishing boats right outside our window and can see the cruise ships in the distance. No whale sightings from our house yet, but they are known to be out there.
I was especially glad to have family here to help because I had to report for my first day of work the day after we arrived. Every day that I came home from work something else was put away or hung up on the wall. It was so nice.
Speaking of nice, the people here are just that. We haven’t met a rude person yet. All the teachers are excited to be here, anxious for school to begin and for our adventure of a year together. Jason and I are both excited to work with such a great group of people. Our superintendant and his wife stopped by with cookies in hand to welcome us to Metlakatla. Some of the other teachers took Jason and his family out fishing for salmon while I was at work one day – they caught 9 salmon! I can’t wait for some of the ladies to share their recipes with me, because we are going to be eating a lot of fish!
We just can’t get over how kind everyone here is. Everyone knows everyone else – and everyone waves at you as you pass them on the street. Jason and his Grandma went walking around in the rain one day to explore our new little town and people were stopping in their cars to ask if they needed a ride! It really is the nicest place we’ve ever been.
We have a large living area, a good sized kitchen, a HUGE bathroom (which I LOVE), and two bedrooms – the second room is pretty small so we just use that for storage. We have a lot of camping and outdoor gear as well as the freezer chest (for all the fish Jason is planning on catching) and mounds of food we bought from Costco in Oregon.
It was so great to have Jason’s grandparents and his cousin Kurtis here to help move in. The three guys did most of the back and forth (up and down the stairs) between the UHaul and the apartment while Grandma and I put things away and organized. We had the UHaul empty and the house just about put together in just about 5 hours! And that first night as we were all relaxing on the couch, a bald eagle almost flew right into our living room window! It was amazing. Since then, we’ve seen bald eagles pretty frequently. . . Along with seals (which I’ve named all Salty), seagulls (which I’ve named all Tina) and fish (they don’t have a name yet) jumping out of the water. We also have many fishing boats right outside our window and can see the cruise ships in the distance. No whale sightings from our house yet, but they are known to be out there.
I was especially glad to have family here to help because I had to report for my first day of work the day after we arrived. Every day that I came home from work something else was put away or hung up on the wall. It was so nice.
Speaking of nice, the people here are just that. We haven’t met a rude person yet. All the teachers are excited to be here, anxious for school to begin and for our adventure of a year together. Jason and I are both excited to work with such a great group of people. Our superintendant and his wife stopped by with cookies in hand to welcome us to Metlakatla. Some of the other teachers took Jason and his family out fishing for salmon while I was at work one day – they caught 9 salmon! I can’t wait for some of the ladies to share their recipes with me, because we are going to be eating a lot of fish!
We just can’t get over how kind everyone here is. Everyone knows everyone else – and everyone waves at you as you pass them on the street. Jason and his Grandma went walking around in the rain one day to explore our new little town and people were stopping in their cars to ask if they needed a ride! It really is the nicest place we’ve ever been.
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